The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-21
HIS SECOND TERN.

| HIS SECOND TERN.
Ceremonies Attending the Inaugu.
ration Of Governor Martin.
TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 11.-Governor Martin
was inaugurated at three o'clock yesterday
Afternoon in the Hall Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives in the presence Of large assem-
bly,, all the ex- Governors Of the State being
present except Harvey and Crawford. Fol-
lowing il the Governors inaugural I'D
dress:
heard . gentleman say recently: II haze
| known all the Governors Of Kansas" I asked,
'.How many Governors has Kansas hadY' He
thought moment and replied, ''nino." Pre-
sumo very large majority, even OF those best
informed in the political history Of the State,
| would make the same wrong reply. For Kansas
has had sixteen real and four acting Governors,
and. since its admission into the Union, the
State has had ten. I am glad the committee
having charge Of the ceremonies to-day did not
| forget this fact, and SO did not omit to invite
Hon. N. Green, who was Governor Of Kansas
nom November 4, 1873. to January II, 1860. 1t
| y not inappropriate, think, on IN occasion
Of this character, to briefly recall some Facts
connected with the incumbents of the executive
nice Of Kansas I have known all Of our Gov
errors, Territorial and State, except two, Reedef
| and Gearv; and all Of the acting Governors
except one, Woodson. The Territorial
period extended from June, 1854. to January,
1851. and during these six years and half seven
Governors and five Secretaries, who at times
| acted ~ Governors, were appointed by the
President. Kansas hal small population then;
but then, as now, the voice of Kansas was
| heard in the land and It WAS no pulling baby's
cry! So the Presidents sent out to govern this
lusty young giant Of the American desert strong
men, distinguished men, men who had had
large and valuable training in civil affairs, and
they were, one and ALL glad to come, ~ to link
their names and flames with that OF Kansas.
The Territorial Governors appointed were, In
| succession, Andrew II. Roeder, John L. Dawson,
Wilson Shannon, John w. Geary, Robert j.
Walker, James w. Denver and Samuel Msdary,
and the Secretaries were Daniel Woodson.
Frederick p Stanton. James w. Denver, Hugh
s. Walsh and George NJ. Beebe. All came &c
Kansas and served in the positions to which
they were appointed except one, Mr.. Dawson,
who declined OF these seven Governors all
were lawyers except two, Gcary, who wns
merchant, and Medary, who was . printer by
trade Five were born in Pennsylvania; one,
u
As have stated these Territorial Governors
were generally distinguished men. Governor
Reeder, previous to his appointment as Gov.
erner, had never held an ofice, but he had been
for many years one Of the most eminent lawyers
Of Pennsylvania. Wilson Shannon had boon
twice elected Governor Of Ohio and had
also served as Minister TO Mexico
before coming to Kansas. Robert ].
Walker had been United States Sena
for frou, Mics Cacrofarv NJ the Treas.
ury during President Folks administration.
James w. Denver had represented California in
Congress and served as Commissioner Of Indian
Affairs Samuel Medsry was an editor Of ma
tional reputation and had been Governor Of
Minnesota. All except Gcary were over forty
five years Of age when appointed, and he, the
youngest of them ALL had been q soldier In the
Mexican war After leaving Kansas he rose to
the rank of Major General in the Union army,
and was later elected Governor OF Pennsylva-
MIA. Thus three Of our Territorial Governors
have been the chief executives Of three other
States. All of the Territorial Governors
appointed except one, Denver. are dead.
but the Secretaries of the Territory, all
whom acted as Governor during their
terms Of Office, are all living except one,
Hugh s. Walsh. Kansas also elected three
Governors who never served, VIZ: Charles
Robinson, elected under the Topeka constitu-
ton; George w. Smith, chosen under the Le-
compton constitution, and Henry j. Adams,
elected under the Leavenworth constitution.
My hOnored predecessor, Charles Robinson,
thus enjoys the distinction OF having been
elected under two constitutions. He is the first
Governor Of Kansas in double sense-he was
chosen to that office under the first and last
constitution framed for the State.
OF the Governors Of the State four were I'M
der thirty five when elected, all except two are
now past fifty, and the oldest was first chosen.
All have been residents Of Kansas for
more than twenty years; two, the first
and the present Governor, for over twenty
nine years, and oil except one, Governor
Harvey, are still citizens Of the State. Eight OF
ten served in the Legislature previous to their
election to the executive ONCE, and the other
two, Governors Robinson and Anthony, have
since served as members Of the law making
branch of the State Government One, Gov
ernor Robinson, is native of Massachusetts;
three, Carney, Green and Click, are natives Of
Ohio; two, Osborne and Martin, Of Pepnsyva-
MIA; one, Harvey, Of Virginia; one, Anthony. OF
New York, and one, St. John, Of Indiana Gov.
ernor Robinson was physician; three. Craw.
ford, St. John and Click, were lawyers; one,
Carney, a merchant; two, Osborne and Martin.
were printers; Green was clergyman, Harvey
q surveyor and Anthony q tinsmith. AL except
Robinson, Carney, Osborne and Click served in
the Union army during the war. Only one o. our
Governors, Green, graduated at Q college or uni.
erslty: One, Governor harvey, was eiecteu 70
the onited states senate aiter tne expiration
OF ms term Us Governor, anu 1ove.nol Osporne
represented tne country Us ohi'eo sta'es MIL
lister TO Chill and Brazil.
T~entysiA years nave come anu sone s,nce
VIC ~ :. " ~. 1o .e ,....h -.
yet Hero breathe executives who organized
the splendid regiments young Kansas sent out
to battle for the honor Of the nag. Here are
those who saw the dawn and morning Of that
marvellous development which began with the
close OF the civil war, ana mas since spread over